Update - Dubois Materiaux

Kingfisher PLC
31 October 2003


             Update on sale of non-core French specialist builders              
                     merchant subsidiary, Dubois Materiaux                      

Further to its press release issued on 11 July 2003, Kingfisher plc announces
that the French competition authority approval has now been given for the sale
of its non-core French builders' merchant, Dubois Materiaux, to Point.P, part of
Saint-Gobain Building Distribution. The sale has been completed today.

The final consideration is approximately €90 million.



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